Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-12
ER. LJESHTE,S SHIT.

P. ". Linskie, q Dallas undertaken,
has sued THE GAZETTE and G. ". Gen.
try & Co. of Gordon for $50, 900 damages
to his reputation. The following notices
Of the suit are taken from Dallas papers;
| Dallas Times.
Mr.. 2. " Linskie to-day fled suit in the
District court for $4,000 damages against G. W.
Gentry and z. c. Tn rnton OF Gordon and the
Fort Worth Pub ishing Company, publishers of
! the Fort Worth GAZETTE.
| A week ago the dead body of Joseph Holbert
! was found under the Trinity bridge at Dallas
Lintkie telegraphed to Gentry & Co., Have
you any funds on hand belonging to Joe R.
| Holbert : Answer quick" They replied, 1--WE
! sent HILBERT $S5; have more money" Ltnskie
again telegraphed estate amount on hand.
Next morning Ltnskie telegraphed, "Holbert
dead; wire Instructions"
| z. c. Tho ton sent this to THE GAzI TIE with
the comment: "Now any one can see what
| this man Linskie was after; 1t was to know
just how large bill he could make in furnish
ing dead body with a burial, and be sure to
make collections
| Mr.. Linskie has already explained the matter
in the Times. He AYERS in his suit that the
publication is false and libelous, and that he
has ever borne reputation for honesty and
| fairness.
!
| counsel. They wi have tt amend their petit
ton, inssmuch as THE GAZETTE is published
| by 1.-THE Democrat Publishing Company"
Dallas Herald.
P. W. Linskie, undertaken of this city, fled a
| suit for libel this afternoon against q. W.
| Gentry & Co, Of Gordon, Tex, and the Fort
| Worth Publishing Company. The readers of
! the Herald will recall the communication
written by Mr. Thornton, a member of the
firm Of G.. w. Gentry & Co., and published in
| the Fort Worth GAZETTE of March 3. The
! petition recounts the death of Holbert, the in
| quest, gives the kilograms between Lnskie
and Gentry & Co., the circumstances connected
with the affair, that it was not true that he
sent the kilograms to ascertain Just how large
bill he could make in furnishing dead body
with burial-and draw just what draft he SAW
| ft ETC., etc.
The amount sued is $4,000. The fam of
C. W. Gentry is rated at from 10000 to S4O,-
OOO
zBTTE rendering him column in that paper to
reply to Mr.. Thornton, but Mr.. Linskie says he
was not in the newspaper business.
Mr. Ltnskie has not received his money for
the embalming, ETC., Of the remains.
Dallas News.
Mr. p. W. Linskie, through his attorney, Mr.
John BOokhOut, ye- terday filed suit for $4,000
damages against g. w. Gentry & Co. OF Gordon
and the Fort Worth GAZETTE Publishing Com
pany OF Fort Worth, based On letter from Z. G..
Thornton of the firm of q. W. Gentry & Co. of
Gordon published in the Fort Worth GAZETTE,
reciting Mr.. Linskie'5 kilograms and containing
comment that any man could see that Mr.
Ltnskte's purpose was to know how much of 2
bill he could make in furnishing a dead an
with burial and be sure to make collections"
1t further charged mir. Linskie with withhold
ing Information of the death from the friends
of the deceased until he could make a heavy
draft upon what was left the familY.' The death
referred to was that Of Joseph HOlbert whose
remains were found under the Texas and Pa
CiAc trestlewOrk. The following were the tele-
grams which passed between Mr.. Lnskic and
Gentry & Co. ON February 2S, and which were
referred to in Mr.. ThorntOn's letter:
Mr.. Linskie telegTaphed "Have you any
funds belonging 10 Joe Il. HOlbeIt: Answer
quick" The reply came: 1--WE sent Holbert
S35; have more money" Mr. Linskie again
telegraphed: Estate amount on hand /" He
afterward elegraphed "HOlbert dead; wire
Instructions"
The plaintiff, after reCting that certain pa
pers found on the remains of Joe Il. Holt ert
indicated that the deceased had a considerable
sum of money which appeared to be on deposit
with Is. W Gentry, alleges "that from observa-
ton de lived from long experience as an IN
ueTLhReT anu aI'Gr consultation v ljn others,
he deemed itprudent and proper for the benefit
Of and the proper protection of those who might
be found entitled to the effects of the deceased,
to ascertain before announcing his death. from
the said q. W. Gentry & Co, II such money was
in fact on deposit with them.
When THE GAZETTE was informed that
Mr.. Linskie denied the truth of the state
ments made, its editor wrote to him and
offered space gratis for anything he !
had to say. Mr.. Linskie did not
deign to reply to the letter,
but now tells the Dallas Herald he is not |
in the newspaper business. Accord
ing to the Dallas News, Mr.. Linskie asked |
how much money the dead man had be-
fore notifying Gentry & Co. of Holbert's
death in order to protect the deceased's |
heirs and assigns. From this, it would |
appear that in addition to his business as |
an undertaken, Mr.. Linskie is in the bust |
ness Of administrator and executor. How |
ever, Mr.. L. has referred the matter to |
the law, and THE GAZETTE will wait for
the law to say if it is a part of the duty of |
an undertaken to find out how much !
money dead men have before notifying
distant friends Of their death in order to
see that such friends do not defraud the !
heirs and assigns of the deceased. 1t |
seems to US that Gentry Co. are slight
ly lbeled by Mr.. Linskie.
DEL A YING TIE APPOINT4IEMTO |